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Andy Goldsworthy Quotes

I’m cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames Picture Quote #1

I think I have been fashioned by the fickle weather of Britain that it is - it’s forever changing. There’s no kind of constant sun or dry weather or freezing weather, and I’m always having to change and adapt to that Picture Quote #1

Beauty is what sustains things, although beauty is underwritten by pain and fear Picture Quote #1

A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories Picture Quote #1

Everything has the energy of its making inside it Picture Quote #1

It’s art that’s taught me to think and to write Picture Quote #1

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We often forget that we are nature Picture Quote #1

I take the opportunity each day offers Picture Quote #1

Art for me is a form of nourishment. I need the land. I need it Picture Quote #1

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose Picture Quote #1

Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality Picture Quote #1

I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones Picture Quote #1

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I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way Picture Quote #1

It’s frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt Picture Quote #1

Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch Picture Quote #1

The essence of drawing is the line exploring space Picture Quote #1

People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there Picture Quote #1

Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood Picture Quote #1

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My work comes first, reasons for it follow Picture Quote #1

As you grow older you realize that art has an enormous effect. It’s frightening sometimes to think of the effect that we can have Picture Quote #1

Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven’t progressed enough and those about to go too far Picture Quote #1

The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the stone was far more interesting than the drawing that I had done on it Picture Quote #1

Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps me to see more clearly what it is that I have made Picture Quote #1

It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality. Wet snow is quick to work with but also quick to thaw, which can lead to a tense journey to the cold store Picture Quote #1

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Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned Picture Quote #1

You must have something new in a landscape as well as something old, something that’s dying and something that’s being born Picture Quote #1

Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private Picture Quote #1

Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next Picture Quote #1

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break Picture Quote #1

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red Picture Quote #1

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I’m cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames. (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) I think I have been fashioned by the fickle weather of Britain that it is - it’s forever changing. There’s no kind of constant sun or dry weather or freezing weather, and I’m always having to change and adapt to that (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Beauty is what sustains things, although beauty is underwritten by pain and fear (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) A stone is ingrained with geological and historical memories (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Everything has the energy of its making inside it (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) It’s art that’s taught me to think and to write (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) We often forget that we are nature (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) I take the opportunity each day offers (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Art for me is a form of nourishment. I need the land. I need it (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) It’s frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) The essence of drawing is the line exploring space (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) My work comes first, reasons for it follow (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) As you grow older you realize that art has an enormous effect. It’s frightening sometimes to think of the effect that we can have (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven’t progressed enough and those about to go too far (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the stone was far more interesting than the drawing that I had done on it (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps me to see more clearly what it is that I have made (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality. Wet snow is quick to work with but also quick to thaw, which can lead to a tense journey to the cold store (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) You must have something new in a landscape as well as something old, something that’s dying and something that’s being born (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes) The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red (Andy Goldsworthy Quotes)

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